NFL Notebook: Green still week-to-week

Chiefs QB says he'll miss at least two more games

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, September 28, 2006

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Quarterback Trent Green said Thursday the severe concussion that left him unconscious on Sept. 10 will keep him sidelined at least until after Kansas City's game Oct. 8 against Arizona.

Speaking with Kansas City reporters for the first time since absorbing the head-snapping hit by Cincinnati's Robert Geathers in the season opener, the two-time Pro Bowler said he's feeling much better and is finally able to drive.

"It's just a day-to-day, week-to-week thing," Green said. "That is what the doctor told me my last visit last week, to not expect anything other than that."

"This is what I do. It's what I've done for the last 13 seasons in the NFL."

He said he remembers talking to his wife in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, but all memory for about 25 minutes after the hit has been erased. Green had no idea what a frightening scene it had been until his wife described it.

"I just assumed I got knocked out, they put me on a gurney and it was a couple of minutes kind of thing," he said. "Once I found out, then I realized why so many people who were close to me had given me calls."

Geathers was not penalized, a decision the NFL office upheld. Green indicated he was not happy about that.

"My understanding of the rule is when you begin your slide, that you're giving yourself up," he said. "And I was obviously beginning my slide. If you look, there were other Cincinnati players that saw me beginning to slide and avoided the contact. So I think it could have been avoided."

BRUNELL PROBABLE: Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell tested his itchy, injured elbow with a few 20-yard tosses at the end of practice. He remained probable for Sunday's game against his old team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The left-handed Brunell cut the elbow on his throwing arm during last week's 31-15 victory over the Houston Texans. He needed three stitches to close the wound and has kept the arm tightly wrapped all week to guard against infection.

Brunell wore a smaller bandage Thursday and kept scratching the elbow as he stood by his locker. His movement with the arm was restricted and he was careful to avoid sudden movements as he watched practice, using his right hand when he caught a ball or picked one up.

Brunell has been cautious with the injury because an infected cut on the same elbow caused him to lose his starting job with Jacksonville three years ago.

EXTRA POINTS: Receiver Reggie Wayne rejoined the Colts for practice and is expected to play Sunday against the Jets. Wayne flew to Louisiana on Sunday night after learning his brother, Rashad, 32, was killed in a traffic accident. Coach Tony Dungy said he anticipated the receiver, 27, would play this week. ...

The Eagles were without four starters and a key backup when they returned to practice. Cornerback Lito Sheppard and backup Rod Hood, running back Brian Westbrook, safety Brian Dawkins and wide receiver Donte' Stallworth sat out with various injuries. Sheppard, who missed the past two games with a sprained ankle, and Hood (heel strain) are doubtful for Monday night's game against the Green Bay Packers. Stallworth, a late scratch from the lineup last Sunday against San Francisco because of a strained hamstring, Westbrook (knee) and Dawkins (concussion) are questionable. ... NFL owners will consider next month whether to play two games a year outside the United States, starting with contests in Canada, Mexico, Britain and Germany. The league has played numerous exhibition games overseas for the past two decades.